All about Châteaux Guiraud

 Chateau Guiraud, the origins of a great château

In the past, the Chateau Guiraud was called the "Maison Noble du Bayle". Its name comes from Pierre Guiraud, a merchant in Bordeaux who bought the estate in 1776. It now ranks as one of the world's top classified growths. Sauternes in the 1855 classification.

The Bernard family, then the Maxwell family following a marriage, acquired the estate from 1861 until 1932. In those days beautiful years of Guiraud. Indeed, the Chateau Guiraud has benefited from a renovation of its cellars and an extension of the estate. In 1932, the château changed hands with Paul César Rival, an aviator with a passion for wine. It is said that he landed one day on the site of the Château's vineyards. Chateau d'Yquemand it was love at first sight!

During the Second World War, the Château Guiraud was ravaged, the estate suffered extensive damage and underwent yet another change of ownership. The Narby family bought the domaine Guiraud in 1981. A wealthy Canadian family of Egyptian origin, who completely restored the domain. Visit chateau Guiraud wines had seen their quality deteriorate since the years 1970so the Narby family hired Xavier Planty in 1988as manager of the winegrowing business, which has enabled the Guiraud wines to regain their quality. The Narby family decided to sell Château Guiraud in 2006.

Château Guiraud today

Xavier Planty bought the estate through his association with Robert Peugeot, Olivier Bernard (Domaine de Chevalier) and Stephan Von Neipperg (Canon La Gaffelière). Today, the Château Guiraud is in good hands. Perfect continuity is assured, and the quality of this wine is now well established. The estate covers 100 hectares of vines, planted with Semillon (70%) and Sauvignon (30%) on gravelly soil over clay and sand. The château produces 90,000 bottles a year.

A great Sauternes at a reasonable price

Rich and ample, the Château Guiraud wines has a creamy texture, enhanced by peach and oak aromas. It is never chaptalized, as we don't harvest until the grapes offer more than 300 g/l of sugar (18°). Xavier Planty, passionate, professional and demanding, applies methods identical to those of the "lord of the appellation": the grapes are picked grain by grain, fermented in barrels and one-third aged in new oak barrels. We can't say that Guiraud reach the top of the'Yquembut this one has risen in the hierarchy to a level of quality that many others have lost, and above all it is not at the same level as the others. price !

The estate has also produced a second wine, " Le Dauphin de Guiraud " with an annual production of around 40,000 bottles, and a dry white wine called " G de Guiraud" with an annual production of 70,000 bottles. They can also be found in the " Bordeaux Supérieur" .

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